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Lot 18
A good early 19th century month-going, grande sonnerie striking Vienna 'Lanterndl-Uhr' regulatorA. Liszt, ViennaThe architectural case with sliding hood with triangular pediment over an ogee moulded throat to a long trunk with lift-out arched glazed door over a base with similar lift-out panel, all edged in boxwood, the base with twin levelling screws mounted to the rear; the gilt bronze bezel cast with lattice work and beading enclosing the 8 inch white enamel dial with outer minute band and slender Roman numerals, signed between VII and V 'A.LISZT IN WIEN' with blued steel hands and subsidiary seconds below XII; the weight driven movement with solid front plate and 'open-frame' back plate that carries the three slender barrels, the train wheels mounted on a U-shaped sub-plate mounted to the front plate by four pinned pillars, with deadbeat escapement, striking the hours and the quarters via brass-headed O-ring hammer heads on a pair of circular-section coiled blued steel gongs mounted on a T-shaped stand stamped 'M.Miller & Sohn, in Wien', the wood-rod pendulum with spring suspension set on a post screwed to the backplate. Running, chiming and striking. Sold with three weights and a crank winding key. 1.42m (55.5ins) high.Footnotes:Provenance: single family ownership for 30+ years. Possibly bought from Tony Woodburn. Anton Liszt worked in Vienna from circa 1825-1850. Various types of clocks by him are illustrated in several of the standard works on Austrian clockmaking including timepieces made for travel and the mantel piece; it would seem that he had a market for a broad range of products. A comparable Lanterndl-Uhr, but of only one-week duration, is illustrated in Kaltenbock 'Viennese Timepieces', Gunther, 1993, colour plate 398. The use of a sub-plate to carry the train wheels is a rare feature.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 21
A good and rare early 19th century gilt and patinated bronze mantel clock in the form of a beehiveCaspar Hollermann, WurzburgRealistically modelled on a thatched hive complete with ten bees attempting to gain access, on an octagonal base raised on turned feet, the 3.5 inch signed white enamel dial with minute track and Arabic quarters enclosing Roman numerals and a pair of pierced gilt hands, the twin spring driven movement with circular plates with flattened base united by pillars pinned through the backplate, with silk suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Running and striking. Together with a later, custom-made velvet-covered circular base on a turned plinth under a (repaired) glass dome. The clock 33cms (13ins) high. Total height including base and glass dome 43cms (17ins) high.Footnotes:The bee has been revered for many reasons from ancient times - certainly not only for the sweet honey that it produces - it is industrious and works tirelessly for the good of the hive. Napoleon chose the bee as his imperial emblem and it was embroidered in gold on his coronation robe of 1805. The current clock was made at around this time. Provenance: Single family ownership for 130 years. Edmund John Pace (1840-1911) was the grandson of John Pace of Bury St Edmunds, the famous clockmaker (see lots 68-73 in this auction), but he did not follow a horological career. Instead, he led a life in business as a Director of Bryant and May match manufacturers, a booming business in the 19th century. This clock was a gift from his fellow Directors in 1890 for his services to the Company. A contemporary printed image of Pace, and a typed synopsis of personal entries in his prayer book ranging from 1861-1871 is included with this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 23
A rare signed and dated late 18th century French ormolu mantel clockCalixte Marquis De St. Herem, 1771The waisted case surmounted by a handle on a foliate boss over gadrooned sides to scroll feet, set to the front with a musical mount, the signed and dated white enamel Roman and Arabic dial with good pierced and engraved hands, the large circular movement with flattened base signed in full, the tic-tac escapement with silk suspension and outside countwheel strike on a bell. Running and striking, with pendulum and key. Further accompanied by a variegated green marble rectangular plinth 31cms (12ins) high. Total height including base and raised handle 39,5cms (15.5ins). Footnotes:Jean-Baptiste Calixte, Marquis de Montmorin de Saint-Herem (1727-1781), was a French General and served in the Seven Years War. He was related to Armand Marc, Comte de Montmorin (1745-1792) minister of Foreign Affairs and Navy to King Louis XVI.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 24
An early 19th century French ormolu mantel clockUnsignedThe case depicting a youth holding a stag by the antlers in one hand and a staff in the other hand, with panpipes at his feet, on a stepped plinth base with a Classical plaque in relief on toupie feet, the 5.25 inch white enamel Roman dial with minute track and gilt trefoil hands. The circular movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking the hours and half-hours on a bell. Running and striking, sold with a winding key and pendulum. 40cms (15 1/2ins) high (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 25
A fine late 19th century brass and cloisonné enamel mantel clock with a pair of associated vasesJapy Freres, no.12309The highly elaborate architectural case with elaborate pediment and finial over four urn finials and four bevelled glass side panels, flanked by slender columns on toupie feet, the 3.75 inch brushed brass Roman dial set with paste stones around the bezel and centre, centred by a cloisonné mask with blued-steel hands, the signed movement with Brocot escapement striking the hours and half hours on a blued-steel coiled gong. Together with a pair of contemporary, similar cloisonné vases on raised plinth bases set with a paste stone border and painted with two Classical scenes set within a cartouche. Running and striking, sold with the original decorated pendulum, a winding key and hand setting key. 43cms (16.5ins) high. The vases 38cms (14.5ins) high. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 26
A good late 19th century brass and cloisonné enamel colonnade mantel clock together with a pair of gilt brass candlesticksMarti, no.4530The gilt brass rectangular bevelled glass case surmounted by a large urn finial, flanked on each side with a cloisonné colonnade of 4 decorated pillars, topped with floral urn finials on decorated bun feet, the 4 inch brushed brass and cloisonné Arabic dial with blued-steel hands surrounded and centred by cloisonné decoration, the circular movement striking the hours and half hours on a blued steel coil gong, with the original mercury pendulum (mercury is present). Together with a pair of associated gilt candlesticks on a three Sphinx statue base. Running and striking. 40cms (15.5ins) high, the candlesticks 31cms (12ins) high. (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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